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Bitget Exchange Reports Significant Growth in Employees and User Base, Highlights Focus on Bitcoin Expansion in 2024
3.1.2024
  Seychelles-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitget has seen prolific growth in its employee and user base in 2023. According to its recently released year-end report, the crypto exchange Bitget has reported aggressive workforce expansion and a significant increase in its user base...
USDC Stablecoin Momentarily Depegs to $0.74 on Binance
3.1.2024
Circle's USDC stablecoin spiked down to as low as $0.74 on three occasions today following a marketwide sell-off spurred by a report casting doubt over whether a spot bitcoin ETF will be approved this month
ENS Token Jumps 50% as Vitalik Buterin Hails It as 'Super Important'
3.1.2024
ENS, the governance token of the Ethereum Name Service project, surged after Ethereum cofounder Buterin posted on X that the service is "super important."
Matrixport Analysis: SEC to Reject ETF Applications in January with Final Approval Pushed to Q2 2024
3.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Cryptocurrency financial services company, Matrixport has projected a possible rejection of spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF applications in January with final approval in the second quarter of the year. In a Jan 3 market research, the firm gave reasons why the Securities and Exchange...
Solana-Based Jupiter to Distribute 1 Billion JUP Tokens in Upcoming Airdrop
3.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Vladimir Kazakov Jupiter, a decentralized trading aggregator built on the Solana blockchain, has announced plans to conduct the airdrop of its JUP token in late January. According to Meow, the pseudonymous founder of the protocol, the surge in decentralized finance (DeFi) activity...
EBA to Extend Stress Testing to Assess Impact of Strains in Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Including Crypto Entities
3.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Grecaud Paul The European Banking Authority (EBA) is set to implement additional measures to evaluate the potential impact of strains in non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), including those in the cryptocurrency sector, on traditional banks. This initiative is driven...
Is Binance CEO Richard Teng Changing the Industry’s Messianic Narrative + More News
3.1.2024
Richard Teng. Source: a video screenshot, Bloomberg Television / YouTube Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Is Binance CEO Richard Teng Changing the Industry’s Messianic...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Strong Start to January May Falter
3.1.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 3, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Fidelity Undercuts Bitcoin ETF Market with Low 0.39% Fee
3.1.2024
Source: iStock/pichet_w With the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nearing the potential approval of the first Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), issuers are vying for an early advantage to capture investor interest. Specifically, Fidelity has set a highly competitive fee of 0.39%...
Global payment solutions are better with blockchain
3.1.2024
Ripple has hailed the way in which blockchain can be leveraged to settle international transactions. It has been said that IT service businesses will largely feel the positive impact. Per an estimate by Ripple, worldwide spending on IT services is expected to touch $1.5 trillion this year....
Record $1.1 Trillion in Crypto Exchange Volume Driven by Spot Bitcoin ETF Anticipation
3.1.2024
Source: Adobe The monthly spot trading volume on crypto exchanges exceeded $1 trillion in December 2023, marking the first time this significant volume level has been surpassed in over a year. According to data from compiled by The Block, the total exchange volume for the month reached a whopping...
NEAR brings together monolithic and modular blockchain scaling
3.1.2024
NEAR has announced that it is combining the capabilities of monolithic and modular blockchain scaling. Both are different when it comes to performing a set of four functions. Identified as vital functions, they must be performed to keep the ecosystem running. These are data availability, execution...
Bitcoin Spot ETF Proposals to Be Rejected by SEC: Matrixport
3.1.2024
"SEC Chair Gensler is not embracing crypto in the U.S., and it might even be a very long shot to expect that he would vote to approve bitcoin spot ETFs," Matrixport said
Over $460 Million Longs Liquidated in Past Hour as Bitcoin Drops 8% on Spot ETF Delay Rumors
3.1.2024
Image Source: Pixabay More than $460 million in longs liquidated across the crypto market over the past hour alone after the price of Bitcoin dropped by 8% on rumors that the SEC might delay spot ETF approval. According to data by CoinGlass, long traders suffered around $462 million in losses...
Bitcoin Slumps as $400M Liquidated in Two Hours
3.1.2024
Bitcoin slid 8% from a 20-month high on Wednesday as jitters around the anticipated approval of a spot BTC ETF began to enter the market
BRC App amasses 200,000 users in two days
3.1.2024
It is undeniably a momentous occasion for the BRC application (BRCT token), as, in the mere two days since its launch, it has amassed a user base of 200,000. Within the BRC-20 ecosystem, this app represents the pinnacle of development. Presently, the BRC application is facilitating an airdrop...
Interactive Brokers sees an increase in DARTs for December 2023
3.1.2024
Interactive Brokers, a global electronic broker that is listed on Nasdaq as IBKR, has published its numbers for December 2023. DARTs are pretty impressive, and so are other metrics. This includes the number of client accounts. Also, Interactive Brokers has appointed Rich Repetto to its Board...
Bitcoin ETF is Fully Priced In, Argues Analyst Glen Goodman
3.1.2024
Glen Goodman. Source: a video screenshot,Cryptonites TV / YouTube In a recent interview, analyst Glen Goodman, author of The Crypto Trader, discussed if a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is priced in, and what could happen if the “unknown factor”, Gary Gensler, decides to delay...
TRON continues to hold dominance in the stablecoin landscape
3.1.2024
TRON is continuing to hold dominance in stablecoin dominance. The stablecoin managed to stay strong in the second half of 2023 as well. A new report by Reflexivity Research revealed that stablecoin TVL rose to an all-time high of 48 billion dollars. Out of this amount, USDT makes up for 94%....
Klaytn Foundation onboards $GPC (Gold Pegged Coin)
3.1.2024
Klaytn Foundation has adopted $GPC (Gold Pegged Coin), along with providing its complete backing of the DeFi platform, Goldstation, on its blockchain. For the uninitiated, the Klaytn Foundation is the setup responsible for the public blockchain, Klayton, in South Korea. Klaytn is a blockchain...